Review: Smash or Pass by Birdie Schae

I really love the cover art for Smash or Pass. Shoutout to Rebecca Mock who did the art. The sight of her in the golden morning sun is something straight out of a painting. I’m no artist, but even I feel the urge to capture this moment, if only to bottle up the calming warmth that fills my belly. Chapter 7: Never Wake A Girl Up At An Ungodly Hour Table of ContentsWhy Smash or Pass?The BookAutism Spectrum RepresentationSapphic RomanceConcluding Thoughts Why Smash or Pass? I first heard about Smash or Pass from readwithcindy’s 26 debut books in 2026 video. For those of you who have been reading my blog for a while may remember that I stopped reading any young adult books nearly a year ago with To Shape a Dragon’s Breath. At that point I had concluded that YA was just not my thing anymore. So what brings us to this review of a YA sports romance book? Well, the key aspect that piqued my interest was that this is a book with autism spectrum representation *and* it has a sapphic romance –…